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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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